There are good days at the track, and then there's making history.
Ohio State captured the College Men’s 4x100 Championship of America on Saturday, marking the program’s first Penn Relays title in the event since 1932, finishing in 39.56.
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The Buckeyes win their first Penn Relays wheel in the 4x100m since 1932 (Before they had Jesse Owens). They run 39.56 in cool conditions as both South Florida and Clemson DNF.
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Let’s just say it had been a minute.
The winning quartet of Nazzio John, Kyler Brown, Nick Biega and Braxton Brann delivered the breakthrough performance in cool conditions, snapping a drought that dates back to before Jesse Owens ever ran in Columbus.
That alone would’ve been a headline. Instead, Ohio State followed it up with another one.
The Buckeyes came back later in the day and won the College Men’s 4x400 Championship of America, with Edidiong Udo, Noah Carmichael, Mason Louis and Brann crossing the line in 3:05.85.
Ohio State edged Texas A&M at the line in a photo finish, taking the title by a razor-thin margin to complete a sweep of the meet’s two marquee sprint relays.
That’ll definitely play.
Between snapping a 90-plus-year drought in the 4x100 and winning a tightly contested 4x400, it’s one of the more notable Penn Relays performances in program history and a statement showing for a sprint group that continues to build momentum as the outdoor season heats up.
